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Charlotte County, Florida is fortunate to have access to numerous collections of one-of-a-kind photographs, books, manuscripts, documents, genealogy records, artifacts and ephemera (e.g., advertisements, greeting cards, letters, pamphlets, postcards, posters and tickets) related to its rich and colorful history. The collections include items of interest to researchers, historians and patrons alike of Charlotte County, the State of Florida, the US and the world. Thousands of items make up these diverse collections of materials.

Charlotte County Historical Center and Staff

The Charlotte County History Collections is a dynamic and growing database and public comments and suggestions are welcome. We ask all those viewing the items in the collections with missing or incorrect data to please share their information and specific knowledge of people, places and things by emailing us at Crystal.Diff@CharlotteCountyFL.gov. Thank you for helping us grow the Charlotte County History Collections.

Any commercial use of this material is prohibited without prior permission from the Charlotte County History Collections and the holding institution(s). Requests for permission to use images from the Charlotte County History Collections should be made directly to:

The Charlotte County History Collections will fill image requests from our patrons provided all usage requirements are met. To request an image from the digital collections, please return the completed and signed Charlotte County History Collections Digital Image Order Form, along with payment, to:

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